Map a cross-section name to an existing cross-section - Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher - Help

If a cross-section differs from an existing cross-section in any of the delivered workbooks by only its name, then you can map this cross-section name to the existing cross-section name in the corresponding mapping .xml file. For example, if the cross-section parameter values for the cross-section ABC in the .stp file correspond to cross-section W40X362 in the StructCrossSections-AISC-SHAPES-3.1.xlsx workbook, you can change the external name for the cross-section W40X362 in the corresponding AISC-Shapes-3.1.xml spreadsheet to ABC. You can then import the new cross-section.

1. Open the workbook to use for the mapping. Continuing with the earlier example, the following excerpt is from the AISC-Shapes-3.1.xml file:

   

2. Change the ExternalName of cross-section W40X362 to ABC as shown:

   

3. Save your changes, and then publish the .stp file with the new cross-section.